Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-05
THE CORNER STONE.
PROGRAMME FOR THE CrrY-HALL Pa
RApg ARD CEREMONY.
Procession TO Be Reviewed by Governor
Iee-Route Of March-frogramms
OF Exercises.

Of Exercises.
| The cornerstone Of the new City
Hall building will be laid this afternoon
at 4 O'Clock with Masonic ceremonies.
The Grand Lodge Of the State will ofll-
ciate, and among those who in the pro-
gramme have parts assigned them and
who are expected to be present are
Grond Master William f. Drinkard, of
Richmond; Deputy Grand Master r.
p. Craighill, of Lynchburg Grand Sc
nior Warden George II. Jordan, OF Isle
Of Wight Grand Junior Warden j.
Howard Wayt, OF Staunton Grand
Senior Deacon William X. Peasants,
Of Roanoke county ; Grand Junior Dea-
con Mann Page, of Brandon Grand
Treasurer w. 4. Allen, Of Richmond
Grand Secretary W. b. lsaacs, of Rich
mond Grand Chaplain George w.
Dame, of Danyille Grand Pursuivant
Junius A. Cosby, of Richmond Grand
Tiler William &. Wilkinson, of Rich
mond. Also, District Deputy Grand
Master S. NEG. Fisher, OF Rich
mond. All the Masonic bodies Of the
city are invited and expected 10 take
part in the parade and in the exercises
at the building.
General Charles Roome, past grand
master of the Grand Lodge OF New
York, and present grand master Of the
Templars of the United States, is ex-
pected to be present, and it is probable
that he will be assigned to a leading
part in the ceremonies.
THE PARADE.
Before The cornerstone laving comes
the parade In the line will be police,
marshal and staff, brigade staff, Lee
Camp Confederate Veterans and other
veteran organizations, First regiment
colored battalion, Howitzers, Stuart
Horse Guards, Mayor, City Council,
city departments, white and colored
civic societies, the Blues, Grand Lodge
OF MHsons, and other Masonic bodies.
Major n. V. Randolph is chief marshal,
and Captain j. Thompson Brown is
marshal OF the Masonic department.
Commands and societies will report
promptly at 2:15 at the places adver-
tised. The column will move promptly
at 3 p. NJ.
Line of march From First and
Broad to Twelfth, Twelfth to Main,
Main to Fifth, Fifth to Franklin.
Franklin to Belvidere, Belvidere to
Grace, Grace to First, First to Broad,
Broad to Eleventh.
THE STAND
The cornerstone will be laid in the
east corner of the building. Here
three platforms have been erected
one in the foundation for the Masons
and the orator another on the Broad
street bank for the choir and band of
music and the third ON the Elev-
enth- street side for those persons, Ia
dies and gentlemen, who have received
invitations and cards of admission.
For the general public the best point
of observation will be Capitol street.
Ropes will be stretched along the
Broad and Eleventh-street fronts and
policemen stationed there to prevent
those not entitled to seats from APP
preaching the platforms.
THE CORNERSTONE.
One hundred and two years ago,
when the Capitol here was begun, the
cornerstone was laid with due Masonic
solemnity; but in 1916, when the city
commenced work on its City Hall, no
such ceremony seems to have been OBJ
served. No record vet found speaks
Of such a thing, and when, after the
expenditure of much exertion, the old
building was torn down and its founda-
tion-walls rooted up, no cornerstone
box could be discovered.
Now we are to do better.
THE WALL.
Work on our new building was
started September l, 1886, and on the
Tenth, Capitol, and Eleventh-street
sides the granite wall has now nearly
risen from the excavation to the level
of the streets.
In the east corner the masonry is
some five or six feet high, but is not
vet MP to the street line. Here, In
solid block of granite space 9x9xl4
inches has been followed out. In it
will be deposited tight-ftting coppef-
box, and i'll that box will be contained
for the benefit of far remote posteri-
ty-memorials of the age in which we
live, newspapers, coins, books, &C., NC. (;
olso, several photographs, including
those OF ex-President Davis and family
and Governor Lee and wife.
THE CEREMONY.
In the order of exercises the first
thing is prayer, led by Rev. NJ. ID.
Hoge. ID. ID.
The ceremony to he employed by the
Masons on this occasion is that which
they always use. Though hoary with
age, it is ever bright, beautiful, and
appropriate.
The programme says that the deputy
Grand Master Or. p Craighill) will Of
ficiate, and he it is who opens the cere-
mony and communicates his orders to
his subordinhtes which done, then
follows prayer by Grand Chaplain
Dame, after which will be sung by
choir Of $50 or 200 voices Qed by Pro-
fessor Ide):
nYMN-Tune, Balerma
To Heavens high Architect all praise,
All gratitude be given,
Who deigned the human soul toraiss
By secrets sprung from Heaven.
Next will be read the inscription on
the box and list Of its contents, and
then the box will be.deposited in the
place prepared for its reception, fol-